Norbert Reithofer holds the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. Dr. Reithofer is also on the board of Siemens AG.

In his past career Dr. Reithofer was President of BMW Manufacturing Corp. and Technical Director of BMW South Africa Pty Ltd.

He received an undergraduate degree from Hochschule München and a doctorate from Technische Universität München.